Add information on version comparison to manpages

Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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Dan McGee 2008-06-19 19:28:56 -05:00
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@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`.
Force the package to be upgraded by a pacman system upgrade
operation, even if the version number would normally not trigger
such an upgrade. This is useful when the version numbering scheme
of a package changes (or is alphanumeric).
of a package changes (or is alphanumeric). See linkman:pacman[8] for
more infomation on version comparisons.
build() Function

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@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ provide the same functionality as foo will be searched for. If any package is
found, it will be installed.
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You can also use `pacman -Su` to upgrade all packages that are out of date. See
<<SO,Sync Options>> below.
<<SO,Sync Options>> below. When upgrading, pacman performs version comparison
to determine which packages need upgrading. This behavior operates as follows:
Alphanumeric:
1.0 < 1.0a < 1.0alpha < 1.0b < 1.0beta < 1.0p < 1.0pre < 1.0rc
Numeric:
1 < 1.0 < 1.1 < 1.1.1 < 1.2 < 2.0 < 3.0.0
*-U, \--upgrade*::
Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path can be